WELL · 42-479-40228 · DISTRICT 4
McKendrick #28
Webb County · Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mckendrick #28 (API 42-479-40228) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed September 4, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 2008, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, 8100, Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 3.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 858-3002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCthrough Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPJun 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendrick G-4-242084 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 36.5K | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPSep 2008 → Jan 2010
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCAug 2014 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661290-99 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | May 6, 2008 | Jun 3, 2008 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-242084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 468 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,870 | -6,402 |
| 8100 | 8,200 | -7,732 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 8,570 | -8,102 |
| Lobo 3 | 8,720 | -8,252 |
| Lobo 6 | 9,230 | -8,762 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,220 | 8,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,535 | 12.25 | 532 S |
| 7 | 7,180 | 8.75 | 311 S |
| 4.5 | 9,470 | 6.25 | 200 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 4, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2008 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-479-40228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-40228 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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